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US job growth blew past estimates in May while unemployment also edged up, according to government data released Friday, underscoring the labor market's resilience as policymakers seek to cool the economy gradually.
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The Kwara State Police Command has described as fake the trending media report that armed bandits fleeing military offensives in Zamfara State have relocated to the state. The report alleged that the fleeing bandits had arrived and seized Bani town in Kwara State. Police official Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, in a statement, debunked this claim, describing it…
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Troops of 6 Division, Nigerian Army, in a daring rescue operation, have freed Mr. Akari Eloghonan Loveday, the Special Adviser (SA) to the Managing Director (MD) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku. Loveday was kidnapped on March 7, 2025, along the Ayakoro Community waterways in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa…
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Leaders of the Delta State All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday evening welcomed Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru into the party along with thousands of his supporters, just as the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, vowed that the People's Democratic Party (PDP) will make no impact in the 2027 elections. Addressing a large gathering of APC…
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The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in an appeal filed by Senator Samuel Anyanwu seeking to nullify his removal as the National Secretary of the People's Democratic Party (PDP). The apex court on Monday in Abuja reserved the judgment after taking arguments from Anyanwu's lawyer, Kingsley Njemanze SAN and Chief Paul Erokoro SAN who stood…
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British monarch King Charles III has praised Nigerian music star Davido, saying his song “Kante” featuring Fave deepened his appreciation for Pidgin English. Speaking about his exclusive Commonwealth playlist on Monday, the King noted that Pidgin is a unique language he has come to admire. READ ALSO: Davido to feature on King Charles III’s Commonwealth…
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About 22 months after he became the Abia State Governor on May 29, 2023, Dr. Alex Otti still runs his office from his private residence/country home at Nvosi in Isiala Ngwa South Council, which is about 20 kilometers from Umuahia, the state capital. Many, including some opposition political parties, have faulted him on this, citing…
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Risikatu Ladi Ahmed is an experienced result-oriented Bank Executive with consistent track record of exceeding goals and expectation in banking business for almost 3 decades. She is a chartered director from the Insead Business School, Fontainebleau and has a Certificate in Corporate Governance from same Insead Business School. She was appointed MD/CEO of ASO Savings…
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The Bishop of Yola Catholic Diocese, Stephen Dami Mamza, has debunked claims that Taledo Damian, the recently arrested suspect in the abduction of two Catholic priests, was a mass server or cleric within the diocese. Addressing a press conference in Yola, Bishop Mamza clarified that while the suspect was a church member, he never served…
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A former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has left the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP). El-Rufai made the announcement in a statement on Monday, expressing his dissatisfaction with the APC's leadership style. El-Rufai claimed that after voicing his concerns in public and privately about the party's capricious trajectory…
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The people of the Eleme Local Government Area in Rivers State have called for unity among the Ogonis to enable them to achieve success in the ongoing oil resumption processes. The King of Eleme Kingdom, HRM King Philip Osaro Obele, said that the Eleme Council has long suffered despite hosting several multinational companies, stressing that…